ThreatExpert Report: not-a-virus:PSWTool.Win32.Messen.bh, Hacktool.PassReminder, Generic PUP.x

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Submission Summary:

Submission details:

Submission received: 6 September 2009, 20:55:57
Processing time: 7 min 9 sec
Submitted sample:

File MD5: 0x6897F591607094F9821D9420E5085E33
File SHA-1: 0xA0C791378D71C8738789D98E9C89431DA1CF8044
Filesize: 67,127 bytes
Alias:

not-a-virus:PSWTool.Win32.Messen.bh [Kaspersky Lab]
not-a-virus:PSWTool.Win32.Messen.bh [Ikarus]

Summary of the findings:

What's been found	Severity Level
Contains characteristics of an identified security risk.

Technical Details:

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Possible Security Risk

Attention! Characteristics of the following security risk was identified in the system:

Security Risk	Description
Hacktool.PassReminder!sd6	Hacktool.PassReminder!sd6 is a malicious application that could be used by attackers to break into a system.

Attention! The following threat category was identified:

Threat Category	Description
	A hacktool that could be used by attackers to break into a system

File System Modifications

The following files were created in the system:

#	Filename(s)	File Size	File Hash	Alias
1	%Temp%\mspass.chm	13,834 bytes	MD5: 0x1C75ECF959FE74BEB3336C17259DAC66 SHA-1: 0x527DEB15D4A1CDC1B4E6A19D789913D8BDCB6BF5	(not available)
2	%Temp%\mspass.exe	64,000 bytes	MD5: 0xCD5A98AD3D2890A9FC45C15B4F2CEC01 SHA-1: 0xBC384B29BC644E6B1A63BB0C98B9920275143B09	Hacktool.PassReminder [Symantec] not-a-virus:PSWTool.Win32.Messen.bh [Kaspersky Lab] Generic PUP.x [McAfee] not-a-virus:PSWTool.Win32.Messen.bh [Ikarus] packed with PE_Patch.UPX [Kaspersky Lab]
3	%Temp%\readme.txt	6,178 bytes	MD5: 0x6A644359F7C5EE3F7DA67FA7B07896E1 SHA-1: 0x2C5B623B822E9875ED2B125A8DFA98737926BC22	(not available)
4	[file and pathname of the sample #1]	67,127 bytes	MD5: 0x6897F591607094F9821D9420E5085E33 SHA-1: 0xA0C791378D71C8738789D98E9C89431DA1CF8044	not-a-virus:PSWTool.Win32.Messen.bh [Kaspersky Lab] not-a-virus:PSWTool.Win32.Messen.bh [Ikarus]

Note:

%Temp% is a variable that refers to the temporary folder in the short path form. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp\ (Windows NT/2000/XP).

Memory Modifications

There was a new process created in the system:

Process Name	Process Filename	Main Module Size
mspass.exe	%Temp%\mspass.exe	151,552 bytes

Other details

Analysis of the file resources indicate the following possible country of origin:

Israel

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